The heart of the game

By Paul Hemphill

Subjects: Biography, Baseball players, Minor league baseball, New York Times reviewed

Description: In a book that lilts with the sultry rhythms of a baseball summer, Paul Hemphill follows one year in the life of Marty Malloy, a minor league player for the Durham Bulls, whose grit and fiery desire are the true heart of a game that is played not for fame and money but for love.